Story Problem Steps
How many story problem steps are there?
7 steps
Pranav and Arnav ate lunch in a restaurant. Pranav’s meal cost $15.55. Arnav’s meal cost $3.25 less than Pranav’s. Sales tax for the two meals was $4.55. Pranav paid for both meals with a $50. How much change did he get?
less than; paid; subtraction
Logan went to Target to buy decks of playing cards. Uno cards were priced at $4.95 per pack. Traditional decks of playing cards were $3.95 per pack. He spent $31.60. How many traditional decks of playing cards did Logan purchase?
Uno cards were priced at $4.95 per pack
What is the last step of the story problem step process?
Label the units
What do the first 2 steps of the story problem process mainly focus on?
Reading the problem and identifying the key details
Anuj and his three friends go to the movies and they have $35 to split evenly between all of them for snacks. On the snack bar there is a sign for a popcorn and drink combination for $7.50. How much money will Anuj and his friends each have to spend on snacks?
split evenly; divide
Adwithi was collecting gel pens. She had 35 gel pens. 12 of the gel pens were green, her favorite color. If she wanted to have 50 gel pens in her collection, how many more did she need to collect?
12 of the gel pens were green
What's the operation word and which operation does it show?
Hasini and three friends went out to lunch together. They decided to split the check evenly between all of them. Their total bill was $96.54. How much did each one of them have to give to pay the bill?
split evenly; division
Why is the third story problem step important?
It helps to eliminate extra information that might distract you or lead you to making incorrect calculations
A recycling club has eighty-five members. More members join, and the final number of club members is ninety-three. How many members joined?
more; joined; addition
Anthony spent $55 on a new game. He now has $12 in his wallet. $5 of the price was sales tax. How much money did Anthony originally have in his wallet?
$5 of the price was sales tax
What is the extraneous information?
Esha had 450 gel pens that she wanted to split up evenly among her 15 friends. 175 of the gel pens were sparkly and the rest were plain gel pens. How many pens would each of Esha’s friends receive?
175 of the gel pens were sparkly and the rest were plain gel pens
What are some ways you can check for reasonableness of an answer?
Estimate; double check calculations;
A six-pack of Dr. Pepper costs $4.50. How much money did it cost per can?
six-pack; per; multiply
Auggie spent $15 of his birthday money on snacks at the movies. $5 of those snacks were spent on popcorn. If he now how $42 in birthday money, how much did he have before the movie?
$5 of those snacks were spent on popcorn
What's the operation word and the operation it represents?
A ticket to the movies is $9.50. Ishika wants to go to the movies with three of her friends and pay for all of the tickets. How much does she spend altogether?
all; altogether; add or multiply
What should you do when you identify operation words?
Circle them and write the operation sign
Amin had $550 in his savings account. He withdrew some of his money for his upcoming Disneyland vacation. His new savings balance is $475. How much money did Amin withdraw?
withdrew; subtract
Sabrina goes to Target to buy some school supplies. She brings $50. She looks at a large binder that costs $15.45, a pack of gel pens that costs $8.50, and a pencil pouch that costs $4.99. To buy the binder and gel pens, without tax, how much change would she receive?
A pencil pouch that costs $4.99
What is the extraneous information?
There are 25 students in Minh Kim’s ceramics class. Minh Kim collected $67.55 in class fees from each student. $15 of the fees are used to purchase clay. What is the total amount of money that Minh Kim collected?
$15 of the fees are used to purchase clay